Thanks for doing this! I'll definitely be using the sub-issue assignment to
manage my project as someone without Committer privileges, and all the
other commands of course.

Thanks,
Ryan



On Sat, May 23, 2026, 12:13 AM Yicong Huang <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Super useful! Thanks a lot for the effort to make those automations!
>
> Best,
> Yicong Huang
> [email protected]
>
> On May 23, 2026 at 12:08 AM -0700, Matthew Ball <[email protected]>, wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We've added comment commands to the Apache/Texera GitHub repo. These let
> > you handle common tasks just by typing a short command in a comment, with
> > no labels or manual setup needed. Here's how they work.
> >
> >
> > *--- Claiming an issue ---*
> > Want to work on an issue? Comment:
> > /take
> >
> > This assigns the issue to you. Changed your mind? Comment:
> > /untake
> >
> > This unassigns you.
> >
> > Note: there's no longer a "triage" label. To find open issues nobody has
> > claimed, just use this GitHub search:
> > is:issue is:open no:assignee
> >
> >
> > *--- Requesting reviewers on a PR ---*
> > If you opened a PR and want someone to review it, comment:
> > /request-review @user
> >
> > To cancel a review request:
> > /unrequest-review @user
> >
> > You can list more than one person, tag a team (@org/team), or ask Copilot
> > (@copilot). Only the PR author can use these.
> >
> >
> > *--- Linking sub-issues ---*
> > You can connect a parent issue to its child issues from either side.
> >
> > From the parent issue:
> > /sub-issue #12 (links #12 as a child)
> > /unsub-issue #12 (removes that link)
> >
> > From the child issue:
> > /parent-issue #5 (sets #5 as the parent)
> > /unparent-issue (removes its parent, auto-detected)
> > /unparent-issue #5 (removes parent #5, if you want to be explicit)
> >
> >
> >
> > *--- A few things to remember ---*
> > - Type the command exactly. "/take this" won't work, only "/take" on its
> > own line.
> > - Cross-repo links (like owner/repo#12) aren't supported and are ignored.
> > - Comments from bots are skipped.
> >
> > The full setup lives in the Comment commands workflow under
> > .github/workflows. Happy to answer any questions!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matthew Ball
>

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